Column: Discovering true peace, quiet

1:22 PM,
Nov. 21, 2013

Written by

Margaret Jarek

A diaphanous curtain of fog clung persistently to the moisture-laden atmosphere as we set out in pursuit of the tamarack groves. The tamarack, also referred to as larch, is the only evergreen that sheds its needles each fall and grows new ones in the spring.

My companions knew of a certain spot deep in the Kettle Moraine forest where a tamarack grove encircled a spring-fed pond.

The initial leg of the hike was a fairly easy one and upon reaching the area of the tamarack grove we were met with an unforgettable scene. ...